Outta My Write Mind

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God - it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]" . - James 5:16 (The Amplified Bible) When you are convinced God is capable of making a mistake, the entire structure your faith is based upon quickly falls apart. This is why our faith in God is so completely vital to our entire spiritual journey. God knows this. It's why he spends so much time and effort teaching us about faith and then exercising it. Satan knows this. It's why he spends so much time and effort trying to convince people God doesn't care, can't help, and/or doesn't exist. Every believer who has ever walked away from God only to return after spending some time in the 'hog pen' knows this. It's w...

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?..." (Psalm 22:1) Hi, my name is Chris Murphy and I am a recovering fundamental Independent Baptist. If you weren't raised in modern American denominational, evangelical, Christian church culture, those words probably don't mean much to you. But to someone who was eyeballs-deep into this culture from a very young age, these words are pregnant with meaning; some good, some bad, and some downright ugly. For example of what I'm talking about, here is a breakdown of what fundamental Baptists believe about the Bible: The Good: The Bible is the unedited, unchangeable, undefiled written Word of God, inspired by God himself and penned by spiritually mature, Holy Spirit-led men for the purpose of communicating God's will and ways to mankind for all races, cultures, and creeds throughout all generations until the end of time. The Bad: The only acceptable, God-ordained English translation of the Bible is the ...